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Lamar Cardinals
75 56
FINAL Conference
Nicholls Colonels
Southland Conference · Montagne Center · February 11, 2024
Betting Lines
Spread LAM -5.5 Home covered
O/U 146.5 Under
Money LAM -225 / NICH +225
Model Predictions
Spread Total LAM win
Actual LAM +19 131 Won
Massey LAM -5.0 (+14.0)
Massey Totals 158.1 (-27.1)
Bradley-Terry 54%
Weighted B-T 65%
Efficiency Plus ML LAM -3.1 (+15.9) 154.1 (-23.1) 64%
Baseline Tuned ML LAM -4.6 (+14.4) 151.2 (-20.2) 69%
Baseline ML LAM -4.3 (+14.7) 153.6 (-22.6) 67%
Baseline Plus ML LAM -4.8 (+14.2) 154.9 (-23.9) 68%

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Feb 24, 2026 NICH 5352 LAM
Jan 17, 2026 LAM 9080 NICH
Mar 12, 2025 LAM 5855 NICH
Mar 4, 2025 LAM 6553 NICH
Jan 20, 2025 LAM 7874 NICH

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings LAM NICH
Overall 19-14 20-14
Conference 12-6 13-5
Home 11-3 10-2
Away 5-11 8-10
Neutral 3-0 2-2
Last 5 3-2 4-1
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 76.2 73.2
Avg Pts Against 73.4 74.9
Massey -3.2 (#224) -4.7 (#253)
Bradley-Terry -0.95 (#272) -0.48 (#221)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.93 (#250) -0.87 (#247)
RPI 0.446 (#273) 0.482 (#205)
Shooting & Four Factors LAM NICH
FG% 45.3% 43.2%
3PT% 37.3% 35.1%
REB / G 36.7 34.8
OREB / G 11.8 10.1
AST / TO 1.20 0.79
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 51.7% 50.0%
TOV% 18.2% 18.2%
ORB% 32.5% 27.7%
FT Rate 25.2% 26.8%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 50.2% 50.3%
Opp TOV% 19.3% 16.8%
DRB% 67.0% 65.1%
Opp FT Rate 29.3% 25.3%

Game Analysis

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